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DAILY MULNIVASI NAYAK

Friday, October 2, 2015

Organise Protests Against Kolkata Lathicharge

Organise Protests Against Kolkata Lathicharge

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued thefollowing statement:

Organise Protests Against Kolkata Lathicharge

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns thebrutal lathicharge on peaceful protesters in Kolkata on October 1. TheKolkata Left Front had organized a march to the Kolkata Police Headquartersat Lalbazar protesting against the deteriorating law and order in the city,police atrocities against Left Front workers and the hooliganism indulged inby the Trinamul Congress.

More than 200 leaders and cadres of the Left Front including CPI(M) CentralCommittee Member Dipak Dasgupta and RSP leader Sukumar Ghosh were injured inthe unprovoked and merciless lathicharge.

The Polit Bureau also condemns the use of male policemen to attack the womenwho were participating in the procession.

The Polit Bureau calls upon all its units throughout the country to organizeprotest actions and express solidarity with the people of West Bengal whoare fighting for restoration of democratic rights. It appeals to alldemocratic minded people to raise their voices against the attempts tomuzzle democratic dissent in the state of West Bengal.